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1963 NCAA University Division football rankings

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season1963
preseason_number_1[USC](1963-usc-trojans-football-team)
champions[Texas](1963-texas-longhorns-football-team)

Two human polls comprised the 1963 NCAA University Division football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Legend

Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

The final AP Poll was released on December 9, at the end of the 1963 regular season, weeks before the bowls. (The season had been extended due to postponements after the assassination of President Kennedy.) The poll ranked only the top ten teams from 1962 through 1967. |Week1-1 = USC (34) |Week1-2 = Ole Miss (9) |Week1-3 = Alabama (5) |Week1-4 = Oklahoma |Week1-5 = Texas |Week1-6 = Northwestern |Week1-7 = Wisconsin |Week1-8 = Arkansas |Week1-9 = Navy |Week1-10 = |Week2-1 = USC (1–0) (23) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Alabama (1–0) (16) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Oklahoma (1–0) (2) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = Texas (1–0) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = Navy (1–0) (3) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Wisconsin (1–0) |Week2-6-Color = u |Week2-7 = Northwestern (1–0) (5) |Week2-7-Color = d |Week2-8 = Arkansas (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 = Georgia Tech (1–0) |Week2-9-Color = npr |Week2-10 = Pittsburgh (1–0) (2) |Week2-10-Color = npr |Week3-1 = Oklahoma (2–0) (36) |Week3-1-Color = u |Week3-2 = Alabama (2–0) (9) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Texas (2–0) (2) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = Northwestern (2–0) (1) т |Week3-4-Color = tu |Week3-5 = Wisconsin (2–0) (1) т |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = Navy (2–0) (2) |Week3-6-Color = d |Week3-7 = Georgia Tech (2–0) (2) |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = USC (1–1) |Week3-8-Color = d |Week3-9 = Pittsburgh (2–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Ole Miss (1–0–1) |Week3-10-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Oklahoma (2–0) (40) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Texas (3–0) (5) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Alabama (3–0) (4) |Week4-3-Color = d |Week4-4 = Navy (3–0) (3) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Wisconsin (2–0) (1) |Week4-5-Color = d |Week4-6 = Pittsburgh (3–0) (1) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = USC (2–1) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week4-8-Color = npr |Week4-9 = Penn State (3–0) |Week4-9-Color = npr |Week4-10 = Ole Miss (2–0–1) |Week4-10-Color = |Week5-1 = Texas (4–0) (51) |Week5-1-Color = u |Week5-2 = Wisconsin (3–0) (5) |Week5-2-Color = u |Week5-3 = Pittsburgh (3–0) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Ohio State (2–0–1) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = Ole Miss (2–0–1) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Oklahoma (2–1) |Week5-6-Color = d |Week5-7 = Illinois (2–0–1) |Week5-7-Color = npr |Week5-8 = Georgia Tech (3–1) |Week5-8-Color = npr |Week5-9 = Alabama (3–1) |Week5-9-Color = d |Week5-10 = |Week5-10-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Texas (5–0) (50) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Wisconsin (4–0) (3) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Pittsburgh (4–0) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = Illinois (3–0–1) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Ole Miss (3–0–1) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = Alabama (4–1) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Oklahoma (3–1) |Week6-7-Color = d |Week6-8 = Auburn (5–0) |Week6-8-Color = npr |Week6-9 = Northwestern (4–1) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = Navy (4–1) |Week6-10-Color = |Week7-1 = Texas (6–0) (49) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Illinois (4–0–1) (1) |Week7-2-Color = u |Week7-3 = Ole Miss (4–0–1) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = Navy (5–1) (1) |Week7-4-Color = u |Week7-5 = Auburn (5–0) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Oklahoma (4–1) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Alabama (5–1) |Week7-7-Color = d |Week7-8 = Wisconsin (4–1) |Week7-8-Color = d |Week7-9 = Ohio State (3–1–1) |Week7-9-Color = npr |Week7-10 = Pittsburgh (4–1) |Week7-10-Color = d |Week8-1 = Texas (7–0) (45) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Illinois (5–0–1) (4) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Ole Miss (5–0–1) (1) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Navy (6–1) (1) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Auburn (6–0) (2) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = Oklahoma (5–1) |Week8-6-Color = |Week8-7 = Alabama (6–1) |Week8-7-Color = |Week8-8 = Pittsburgh (5–1) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Michigan State (4–1–1) |Week8-9-Color = npr |Week8-10 = Ohio State (4–1–1) |Week8-10-Color = d |Week9-1 = Texas (8–0) (48) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Navy (7–1) (4) |Week9-2-Color = u |Week9-3 = Ole Miss (6–0–1) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Michigan State (5–1–1) (1) |Week9-4-Color = u |Week9-5 = Oklahoma (6–1) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = Pittsburgh (6–1) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = Alabama (6–1) |Week9-7-Color = |Week9-8 = Illinois (5–1–1) |Week9-8-Color = d |Week9-9 = Auburn (6–1) |Week9-9-Color = d |Week9-10 = Nebraska (7–1) |Week9-10-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Texas (9–0) (45) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Navy (8–1) (6) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = Ole Miss (7–0–1) |Week10-3-Color = |Week10-4 = Michigan State (6–1–1) |Week10-4-Color = |Week10-5 = Pittsburgh (7–1) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Oklahoma (7–1) |Week10-6-Color = d |Week10-7 = Alabama (7–1) |Week10-7-Color = |Week10-8 = Illinois (6–1–1) |Week10-8-Color = |Week10-9 = Auburn (7–1) |Week10-9-Color = |Week10-10 = Nebraska (8–1) |Week10-10-Color= |Week11-1 = Texas (9–0) (20) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Navy (8–1) (2) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Ole Miss (7–0–1) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Michigan State (6–1–1) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Pittsburgh (7–1) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Alabama (7–1) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = Nebraska (9–1) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Illinois (6–1–1) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 = Auburn (8–1) |Week11-9-Color = |Week11-10 = Oklahoma (7–2) |Week11-10-Color= d |Week12-1 = Texas (10–0) (42) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Navy (8–1) (8) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = Illinois (7–1–1) |Week12-3-Color = u |Week12-4 = Pittsburgh (8–1) (1) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Auburn (9–1) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = Nebraska (9–1) |Week12-6-Color = u |Week12-7 = Ole Miss (7–0–2) |Week12-7-Color = d |Week12-8 = Oklahoma (8–2) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Alabama (7–2) |Week12-9-Color = d |Week12-10 = Michigan State (6–2–1) |Week12-10-Color= d |Week13-1 = Texas (10–0) (34) |Week13-1-Color = nc |Week13-2 = Navy (9–1) (10) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 = Illinois (7–1–1) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 = Pittsburgh (9–1) (5) |Week13-4-Color = |Week13-5 = Auburn (9–1) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = Nebraska (9–1) |Week13-6-Color = |Week13-7 = Ole Miss (7–0–2) |Week13-7-Color = |Week13-8 = Alabama (8–2) |Week13-8-Color = u |Week13-9 = Michigan State (6–2–1) |Week13-9-Color = u |Week13-10 = Oklahoma (8–2) |Week13-10-Color= d

Final Coaches Poll

The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on December 3.

Texas received 31 of the 35 first-place votes and Navy received the other four.

RankingTeamConferenceBowl
1[Texas](1963-texas-longhorns-football-team)Southwest**Won** [Cotton](1964-cotton-bowl-classic), 28–6
2[Navy](1963-navy-midshipmen-football-team)IndependentLost [Cotton](1964-cotton-bowl-classic), 6–28
3[Pittsburgh](1963-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)Independent*none*
4[Illinois](1963-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)Big Ten**Won** [Rose](1964-rose-bowl), 17–7
5[Nebraska](1963-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)Big Eight**Won** [Orange](1964-orange-bowl), 13–7
6[Auburn](1963-auburn-tigers-football-team)SECLost [Orange](1964-orange-bowl), 7–13
7[Mississippi](1963-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)SECLost [Sugar](1964-sugar-bowl), 7–12
8[Oklahoma](1963-oklahoma-sooners-football-team)Big Eight*none*
9[Alabama](1963-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team)SEC**Won** [Sugar](1964-sugar-bowl), 12–7
10[Michigan State](1963-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)Big Ten*none*
11[Mississippi State](1963-mississippi-state-bulldogs-football-team)SEC**Won** [Liberty](1963-liberty-bowl), 16–12
12[Syracuse](1963-syracuse-orangemen-football-team)Independent*none*
13[Arizona State](1963-arizona-state-sun-devils-football-team)WAC
14[Memphis State](1963-memphis-state-tigers-football-team)Independent
15[Washington](1963-washington-huskies-football-team)AAWULost [Rose](1964-rose-bowl), 7–17
16[Penn State](1963-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team)Independent*none*
[USC](1963-usc-trojans-football-team)AAWU
[Missouri](1963-missouri-tigers-football-team)Big Eight
19[North Carolina](1963-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-team)ACC**Won** [Gator](1963-gator-bowl), 35–0
20[Baylor](1963-baylor-bears-football-team)Southwest**Won** [Bluebonnet](1963-bluebonnet-bowl), 14–7
  • Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and AAWU (later Pac-8) conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.
  • The Ivy League has prohibited its members from participating in postseason football since the league was officially formed in 1954.

Litkenhous Ratings

The following teams were ranked as the top 25 teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings, released in December 1963:

  1. Texas

  2. Ole Miss

  3. Navy

  4. Illinois

  5. Pittsburgh

  6. Michigan State

  7. Auburn

  8. Alabama

  9. Syracuse

  10. USC

  11. Nebraska

  12. Baylor

  13. Georgia Tech

  14. Oklahoma

  15. Arkansas

  16. Air Force

  17. Mississippi State

  18. Washington

  19. Michigan

  20. Northwestern

  21. Ohio State

  22. Oregon

  23. LSU

  24. Missouri

  25. Rice

References

References

  1. (December 10, 1964). "Texas crowned grid champ in final AP poll". Reading Eagle.
  2. (December 3, 1963). "Texas ends frustration, gains national football title". Bend Bulletin.
  3. (December 3, 1963). "Longhorns named as UPI grid champs". Sarasota Herald.
  4. (December 5, 1963). "Texas Wins Lit Title". The Courier-Journal.
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